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Harvard coach Tim Murphy said his team just takes it day by day. They have to say that. So for all intents and purposes, Saturday’s game against Columbia was a win in a vacuum...
...many at Harvard expressed concerns that Arafat’s death could leave a political vacuum in the West Bank and Gaza...
...TIME: Will you restart peace negotiations with the separatist rebels of the Free Aceh Movement? YUDHOYONO: The current military operation under way in Aceh must be maintained; if there were to be a power vacuum, a new threat to security could arise. But there should also be a new approach to finding a peaceful solution. There is an opportunity for us to end the conflict in Aceh with a new policy. I appeal to the leaders of the separatists to reunite [with Indonesia], and to their soldiers to come out [from hiding] and disarm. That would...
...TIME: Will you consider restarting negotiations with the Free Aceh Movement given that the separatist struggle there continues? SBY: The current operation under way in Aceh must be maintained because if there were to be a vacuum in power a new threat to security could arise. But there should also be a new approach and concept toward finding a peaceful solution. There are signs that a peaceful solution can be reached. There is an opportunity for us to end the conflict in Aceh with a new policy. I appeal to the leaders of the separatists to reunite [with Indonesia...
Sistani's personal history would be interesting but unimportant if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq. The fall of Saddam left the country in chaos, with a power vacuum at the top. The Shi'ite masses naturally looked to Sistani for direction, says Shahristani, and the ayatullah felt compelled by religious duty to step in. "He believes at a crisis time like this, the marja must guide the people," says al-Qurayshi. So the cleric who had shied away from politics all his life began to issue fatwas of profound political importance...